Persian Ryder Riddim – Abra Records/Jusa Dementor

Abra Records and Jusa Dementor took a fairly different route here from the cleaner, more polished dancehall work that usually gets tagged to the ABRA name, pushing a rougher, more regional-sounding 2013 riddim with a long guest list that includes Fyahbwoy feat. Suku, Terminator, MasSicker, Shaka Pow, Sadiki, and Countess Aris. The Persian Ryder cut has that angular, militant feel you hear in a lot of early-2010s continental dancehall: clipped drum hits, a tight looping synth figure, and bass that stays low and stubborn rather than flashy. “Who Dem” by Terminator and Jusa Dementor sits right in the middle of the mood, but the whole set carries the same stern pulse, with voices riding the rhythm in a pointed, almost chant-like way. It’s a concise archive piece from a period when Abra was sharpening its dancehall identity, and the riddim’s steady midtempo knock ties everything together.